Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Antonyms for meaty


Grammar : Adj
Spell : mee-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmi ti



Definition of meaty

Origin :
  • "full of meat," 1787, from meat (n.) + -y (2). Figurative sense "full of substance" is from 1881. Related: Meatiness.
  • adj significant
Example sentences :
  • It is a meaty plant and one can soon tell it from its weight alone.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • It was not a long sermon, but He flattered Himself that it was meaty.
  • Extract from : « The Worshippers » by Damon Francis Knight
  • Captain Candage offered no rejoinder to that terse and meaty summing up.
  • Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
  • If this brook has a fish that's as meaty as you are, I've never seen him.
  • Extract from : « The Tale of Master Meadow Mouse » by Arthur Scott Bailey
  • The skins of which it was made exhaled a smoky, meaty smell.
  • Extract from : « IT and Other Stories » by Gouverneur Morris
  • He stepped to the bulkhead and brought his meaty hand hard against it.
  • Extract from : « Breaking Point » by James E. Gunn
  • They are meaty, and effective almost to the point of catchiness.
  • Extract from : « Contemporary American Composers » by Rupert Hughes
  • Split the tail and take out the bone, then roast the meaty part.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Camp-Lore and Woodcraft » by Dan Beard
  • In 'Rudolph' you've got a part that's really the meaty part of the whole piece.
  • Extract from : « The Competitive Nephew » by Montague Glass
  • "Mr. Stower was a meaty man," the prophet said, in some scorn.
  • Extract from : « The Corner House Girls in a Play » by Grace Brooks Hill

Synonyms for meaty

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019